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Vilnius vs. Lima Cost of Living Summary

Vilnius is 43.9% more expensive than Lima.

Restaurants: pay 2.2 times more in Vilnius
Groceries: pay 12.9% more in Vilnius
Transportation: pay 20.6% more in Vilnius
Housing: pay 55.1% more in Vilnius
Childcare: pay 76.7% more in Vilnius
Entertainment and Sports: pay 39.1% more in Vilnius
Clothing: pay 40.0% more in Vilnius

The cost of restaurants, childcare, housing, clothing, entertainment and sports, and transportation in Vilnius are more expensive than in Lima. Notably, restaurants and childcare are significantly more expensive in Vilnius.

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Vilnius vs. Lima Cost Breakdown

If you lived in Vilnius instead of Lima, you would:

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pay 2.2 times more for restaurants

	Lima	Vilnius
Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant	$4.36 PEN15.00	$13.44 €11.96	+208.5%
Fast food combo meal McDonalds, or similar	$6.94 PEN23.91	$8.96 €7.97	+29.1%
Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz)	$1.09 PEN3.75	$2.27 €2.02	+108.9%
Bottle of water (11 fl. oz)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$2.24 €1.99	+253.8%
Average			+121.7%

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pay 12.9% more for groceries

	Lima	Vilnius
Bread 1 loaf	$2.57 PEN8.87	$1.65 €1.47	-35.9%
Local cheese (8 oz)	$4.53 PEN15.62	$5.21 €4.63	+14.8%
Milk (1 gallon)	$6.09 PEN20.97	$5.65 €5.03	-7.1%
Eggs 1 dozen	$2.91 PEN10.03	$3.28 €2.92	+12.6%
Boneless chicken breast (1 lb)	$2.68 PEN9.25	$3.84 €3.41	+42.8%
Apples (1 lb)	$0.91 PEN3.14	$0.86 €0.77	-5.2%
Bananas (1 lb)	$0.48 PEN1.64	$0.66 €0.58	+37.9%
Oranges (1 lb)	$0.63 PEN2.18	$0.78 €0.70	+23.9%
Tomatoes (1 lb)	$0.68 PEN2.33	$1.56 €1.39	+130.2%
Potatoes (1 lb)	$0.42 PEN1.44	$0.43 €0.38	+2.0%
Onions (1 lb)	$0.40 PEN1.38	$0.37 €0.33	-8.7%
Average			+12.9%

Lima vs. Vilnius - Cost of groceries

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pay 20.6% more for transportation

	Lima	Vilnius
Gasoline (1 gallon)	$6.39 PEN22.00	$7.33 €6.52	+14.7%
Monthly public transit pass	$26.51 PEN91.33	$42.55 €37.87	+60.5%
New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition)	$21,990.00 PEN75,751.70	$27,308.11 €24,305.20	+24.2%
Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles)	$20.18 PEN69.52	$12.93 €11.51	-35.9%
Average			+20.6%

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pay 55.1% more for housing

	Lima	Vilnius
Internet connection 50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl	$27.55 PEN94.90	$20.45 €18.20	-25.8%
1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area	$734.53 PEN2,530.34	$815.94 €726.22	+11.1%
1-Bedroom apartment outside city center	$337.21 PEN1,161.65	$619.59 €551.45	+83.7%
Utilities for two (700 sq ft apartment) including electric, gas, water, heating	$55.42 PEN190.93	$170.67 €151.90	+207.9%
Average			+55.1%

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pay 76.7% more for childcare

	Lima	Vilnius
Private preschool for 1 child, monthly	$179.06 PEN616.82	$646.49 €575.40	+261.1%
Middle school for 1 child, two semesters	$13,095.48 PEN45,111.65	$11,322.02 €10,077.00	-13.5%
Average			+76.7%

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pay 39.1% more for entertainment and sports

	Lima	Vilnius
Domestic/local beer (1 pint)	$2.61 PEN9.00	$5.60 €4.98	+114.2%
Cappuccino in mid-range area	$3.24 PEN11.16	$3.69 €3.28	+13.9%
Pack of cigarettes Marlboro or similar	$5.76 PEN19.85	$6.27 €5.58	+8.8%
Monthly membership at local gym	$32.49 PEN111.92	$41.50 €36.94	+27.7%
Movie ticket to theater/cinema	$7.26 PEN25.01	$10.08 €8.97	+38.8%
Average			+39.1%

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pay 40.0% more for clothing

	Lima	Vilnius
Regular jeans Levi's brand	$52.80 PEN181.88	$94.67 €84.26	+79.3%
Regular dress from H&M or similar store	$34.89 PEN120.20	$41.68 €37.10	+19.4%
Running shoes Nike or Adidas	$83.72 PEN288.40	$92.02 €81.90	+9.9%
Men's business shoes (leather)	$78.93 PEN271.88	$128.77 €114.61	+63.2%
Average			+40.0%

Lima vs. Vilnius - Cost of clothing

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